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The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/AetherGripX on 2025-12-29 18:17:07+00:00.
question because I've been holding crypto for years now and I'm tired of the mental gymnastics required to actually use it in real life. Here's my issue, I'm not giving up self custody just to spend crypto at Starbucks or pay for gas. I didn't get into crypto to hand my keys over to another centralized platform that can freeze my account or get hacked. But I also don't want to go through this ridiculous process every time I need to buy something transfer to an exchange, sell to fiat, withdraw to my bank account, wait 3-5 business days, then finally spend it like a normal person. That completely defeats the entire purpose of holding crypto in the first place.
So my question is, are we actually at the point yet where you can tap to pay from your actual wallet like MetaMask, Ledger, Trust Wallet, whatever you're using for self-custody or is this still a wait another 5 years and maybe the tech will catch up situation? I keep seeing crypto payment companies pop up but they all seem to require you to deposit funds into their custodial wallet first, which is exactly what I'm trying to avoid. If anyone's actually doing this successfully without compromising on custody, I'd genuinely love to know the setup because I'm starting to think the tech just isn't there yet.